G K Dinesh is a researcher at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, and he is passionate about society and equality.
He is a graduate of Agriculture from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, INDIA, and obtained a post-graduate in Environmental Science from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. He completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, INDIA.
He has attended and presented his research work in many national and international conferences and also received the ‘Best oral paper presentation award’ and ‘Best M.Sc. Thesis award’. He is also a recipient of the ‘Young researcher award for excellence in research'. Furthermore, he has published more than 7 peer reviewed research papers, 3 book chapters and 70 scientific articles in various national and international journals and magazines.
Currently working in the area of Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services valuation. He is specialised in carbon sequestration, ecosystem services, climate change, crop simulation modelling, GHG emissions, biodiversity, bioremediation, economic ornithology, wastewater recycling,
Research Project on ‘Assessing the long term impact of distillery effluent application on soil and crops and evaluate alternate use of distillery effluent for crop production’ operated in the Department of Environmental Sciences, TNAU. Work on Potassium substitution through Spentwash in Cassava field trails and jasmine pot experiment for one academic year (24 August, 2016 - 19 June, 2017)
Master’s degree thesis research on “Ecology of Birds and insects in organic and inorganic rice ecosystem” (2016-2017).
Objectives
Assessment of bird diversity at various stages of organic and inorganic rice cultivation
Assessment of prey (insect) diversity at various stages of organic and inorganic rice cultivation
Correlation between bird diversity and insect diversity in organic and inorganic rice cultivation
Doctoral degree thesis research on “Quantification of Ecosystem services in Conservation agriculture under Maize – Wheat – Mung bean cropping system” (2018 to now).
Objectives
To study the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil under conservation agriculture of Maize – Wheat – Mungbean system.
Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon budgeting from Maize – Wheat – Mungbean cropping system under conservation agriculture.
Quantification of provisioning, supporting and regulating services provided by Maize-Wheat-Mungbean cropping system under conservation agriculture.